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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1930
Page
7
The piece argues children are safest with a well balanced, fond caregiver rather than a boastful resume. It urges mothers to prioritize temperament and genuine warmth over training, experience, or high salaries when entrusting others with children.
Film actress Alice Day married Hollywood broker Jack Colin in Santa Barbara yesterday. Attending were the bride’s sister Marceline Day and Val Montgomery. The couple’s union links two notable film figures and caps a coastal ceremony in July.
A rotated Preas Photo shows aerobatics in a borrowed plane above Roosevelt Field New York drawing scrutiny on Anthony Fokker plane designer. He and Rone were questioned and fined five hundred dollars.
A famed baritone, praised as the era’s greatest, sought top opera ranks at the Metropolitan. Born in California to a pioneer sheriff, he pursued schooling in Los Angeles before tragedy spurred acting. Discovered by Joseph Depuy, he moved to New York and electrified audiences at his Metropolitan debut.
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A new Ra dio Pictures thriller based on Hawk Island screens at the Opera House tonight through Wednesday. Betty Compson and Lowell Sherman lead a clever plot featuring a dummy murder that becomes a real tragedy, with director George B. Seitz delivering sharp dialogue and brisk action. Also on the program: fine comedy and short subjects.
MGM presents The Rogue Song a lavish all talk musical opening at the Strand Theatre with Lawrence Tibbett Metropolitan Opera star as lead and a supporting cast including Catherine Dale Owen Wallace Macdonald Judith Vasselli Kate Price Lionel Belmore James Bradbury Jr Nance O'Neil Burr McIntosh
Florence Lake stars with the Roam comedy team of Laurel and Hardy in a Technicolor production directed by Lionel Barrymore. Tibbetts song numbers by Stothart and Grey span operatic arias to love ballads. A Wagnerian soprano performs with a four women chorus as a symphony orchestra accompanies the numbers. The story by Frances Marion follows a Caucasus singing bandit chief who loves a princess, with location scenes among castles and gypsy villages. Barrymore calls it his largest production to date.
Leland H. Reese recounts receiving definite threats to be attacked or killed after prior warnings tied to the Julius Rosenheim and Alfred Lingle cases. He states Allen Finlay, hired by the Daily News as a special policeman, accompanied him by night and day with a revolver after Thursday.
Bellefonte Pennsylvania July 7 1929 Philadelphia gangster James Flori was executed today at Rockview penitentiary for the April 24 1929 murder of Pasquale Livey. Separate note mentions quarter size violins used by children under six in a kindergarten class at Nebraska State Teachers College.
Associated Press reports George R. Hutchinson of Richmond Virginia is planning a trans Atlantic flight following the Lindbergh route. He aims to fly solo across the ocean, announcing the project as a bold aviation venture.
The 1920 Wimbledon men’s doubles final pits John Van Ryn and Wilmer Allison against George Lott and John Doeg after an All-American semifinal. Davis Cup implications loom as the U S team seeks its fourth consecutive title while contenders from the United States push for the crown.
A fragmented OCR item describes a chaotic flight scene with a beast and airland strata, focusing on motion and struggle as turbulence continues for hours. The readable portion emphasizes a dramatic ascent and the interaction with shifting air layers.
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